When does a design team actually need DesignOps (or a similar supporting role)? I hear this question a lot from design leaders and it was also a topic at this year’s Design Leadership Retreat. Large design organizations usually treat DesignOps as a given. Small and medium sized teams wait too Read more…
As part of my masterclasses of the 2025 Leadership Ateliers in Lisbon and Berlin, we ran a live, interactive session with 73 design leaders to surface the most pressing leadership challenges they face.
As part of my research, I’ve been diving into the topic of how you can benchmark your design team. After all having a solid understanding of your status-quo is necessary to know where you should improve.
I had the pleasure of being a guest on the German podcast “Lead UX” with Dr. Thomas Vöhringer-Kuhnt. We discussed the Design Leadership Framework and how to effectively apply it within companies and teams. Listen to the episode here. Hi, I’m Katharina Koberdamm, Design Consultant and Coach. I created the Read more…